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A Guide to Key IPR Provisions of the Proposed India-European Union Free Trade Agreement
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by
Glover Wright
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published
Jul 13, 2010
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last modified
Aug 30, 2011 01:06 PM
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filed under:
Development,
Consumer Rights,
Copyright,
Access to Knowledge,
Discussion,
Economics,
Analysis,
Technological Protection Measures,
Intermediary Liability,
innovation,
Intellectual Property Rights,
Patents,
Publications
The Centre for Internet and Society presents a guide for policymakers and other stakeholders to the latest draft of the India-European Union Free Trade Agreement, which likely will be concluded by the end of the year and may hold serious ramifications for Indian businesses and consumers.
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Analysis of the Copyright (Amendment) Bill, 2010
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by
Pranesh Prakash
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published
Jul 18, 2010
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last modified
Sep 21, 2011 06:01 AM
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filed under:
Access to Knowledge,
Consumer Rights,
Copyright,
Fair Dealings,
Public Accountability,
Intellectual Property Rights,
RTI,
Featured,
Broadcasting,
Publications,
Submissions,
Technological Protection Measures
CIS analyses the Copyright (Amendment) Bill, 2010, from a public interest perspective to sift the good from the bad, and importantly to point out what crucial amendments should be considered but have not been so far.
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Are Indian Consumer Laws Ready for the Digital Age?
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by
Vipul Kharbanda
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published
Aug 08, 2013
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last modified
Aug 08, 2013 11:52 AM
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filed under:
Consumer Rights,
Featured,
Access to Knowledge
The Economic and Social Council of the United Nations, recognizing the need for protection of the rights of consumers, drafted a set of model guidelines on consumer protection which were adopted by the General Assembly in 1985. The United Nations Guidelines for Consumer Protection (UNGCP) act as an international reference point of the consumer movement, however since it has been over a quarter of a century since they were first drafted, there is a strong argument for revising them to bring them in line with new developments in technology and business practices.
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At the end of the niche optical pirate
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by
Siddharth Chadha
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published
Oct 29, 2009
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last modified
Aug 04, 2011 04:44 AM
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filed under:
IT Act,
Consumer Rights,
Piracy,
Intellectual Property Rights,
internet and society
In this blog post, Siddharth Chaddha goes enquiring into the modus operandi of a video pirate / film lover / businessman in Bangalore's famed National Market.
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Civil Society Letter Against TRIPS-Plus IP Enforcement
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by
Pranesh Prakash
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published
Aug 18, 2009
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last modified
Sep 22, 2011 12:48 PM
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filed under:
Access to Medicine,
Consumer Rights,
Intellectual Property Rights,
Access to Knowledge
This open letter was sent to the president of Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and high-level government officials on the eve of the Third International Conference on Counterfeiting & Piracy organized by CII. This conference aims to strengthen the enforcement of intellectual property rights and thus creating an imbalance in the protection that intellectual property offers to both those who own it as well as those who don't.
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Comments on proposed amendments to the Consumer Protection (E-Commerce) Rules, 2020
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by
Vipul Kharbanda, Rajat Misra, Arindrajit Basu and Aman Nair
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published
Jul 27, 2021
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last modified
Jul 27, 2021 02:45 PM
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filed under:
E-Commerce,
Consumer Rights
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Consumer Privacy
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Sep 13, 2012
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filed under:
Consumer Rights,
Internet Governance,
Privacy
This chapter will examine the present legal state of consumer privacy in India and seek to understand the gap between policy and implementation of policy. In doing so, it will look at what are the existing avenues for protection of consumer privacy in India, how is the definition of consumer privacy evolving through case law and public opinion, and what are the current challenges to consumer privacy in India. Traditionally speaking, and according to the Consumer Protection Act, 1986, in India, a consumer is a broad label for any person who buys goods or services with the intent of using them for non-commercial purposes. In the typical sense, when people think of themselves as being consumers, they think about transactions with a vendor through a physical exchange of money in a store or through an online exchange for a product or service. Certain services that consumers use put an extraordinary amount of sensitive personal information into the hands of vendors.
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Consumers International Global Meeting 2012
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Mar 07, 2012
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last modified
Apr 03, 2012 07:54 AM
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filed under:
Consumer Rights,
Access to Knowledge
Pranesh Prakash participated in the Consumers International Global Meeting held in Kuala Lumpur on March 8 and 9, 2012. He spoke on UN Consumer Guidelines. Robin Brown, Tobias Schönwetter and Guilherme Varella were the other speakers in the session.
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Consumers International IP Watch List 2009
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by
Pranesh Prakash
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published
Jun 05, 2009
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last modified
Aug 04, 2011 04:42 AM
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filed under:
Piracy,
Consumer Rights,
Intellectual Property Rights,
Fair Dealings
In response to the US Special 301 report, Consumers International brought out an IP Watch List. CIS contributed the India Country Report for the Watch List.
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Indian Law and "Parallel Exports"
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by
Pranesh Prakash
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published
Feb 01, 2011
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last modified
Aug 04, 2011 04:47 AM
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filed under:
Consumer Rights,
Copyright,
Access to Knowledge
Recently, a lawyer for the publishing industry made the claim that allowing for parallel importation would legally allow for the exports of low-priced edition. Here we present a legal rebuttal of that claim.
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